Back in 2020, two migratory birds flying over the Pointe d’Esny, south of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, were conversing: Bird one: Hey, can you see the oil, all over the ocean? There’s a ship too. Bird two: Yes, Buddy. The MV Wakashio traveling from China to Brazil ran aground here in Mauritius’s environmentally sensitive […]
Today, on 28 September 2023, the 45th World Maritime Day is being celebrated around the world.[1] First celebrated on 17 March 1978 to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Maritime Convention’s entry into force, this day is celebrated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its 175 member nations.[2] While the first two celebrations […]
Keywords: Law, Lawfare, International law, International relations, International affairs, War, Warfare, Attrition. Introduction Lawfare is an umbrella term for a wide variety of practices and techniques that are increasingly deployed by State as well as non-State actors to achieve tactical advantages or politico-military objectives or both, in a manner that minimizes (sometime to zero) […]
(A Hindi version of this article has been published in the September 2023 issue of “Defence Monitor”, a leading Hindi language defence magazine published in India. This English version is published with permission of the Editor, Defence Monitor). In analysing the Indian Navy’s functioning in the changing geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, it would be […]
Abstract In recent years, growing Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea has been a source of increasing discomfiture, particularly, for those south-east Asian countries — as also Taiwan — which have a long-standing dispute over territorial sovereignty and associated maritime claims in the region. India, on its part, finds great commonality of interest with […]
It might, at first glance, appear odd that this critique of Ms Hsien Chin Hu’s article, The Chinese Concepts of “Face”[1] is being written at all. After all, the article was published in the journal, “American Anthropologist” in 1944 — almost eighty years ago! However, the past often holds keys to the future. Indeed, as […]
Overview Currently under construction as a deep-sea port in the Moheshkhali sub district of Cox Bazar district of Bangladesh, Matarbari port is located on the southeastern coast, situated south of Chattogram Port (formerly known as Chittagong Port). The primary purpose of the construction of Matarbari was to provide maritime connectivity for the Matarbari coal plant […]
Making Waves’ is a compilation of maritime news and news analyses drawn from national and international online sources. Drawn directly from original sources, minor editorial amendments are made by specialists on maritime affairs. It is intended for academic research, and not for commercial use. NMF expresses its gratitude to all sources of information, which are […]
Making Waves’ is a compilation of maritime news and news analyses drawn from national and international online sources. Drawn directly from original sources, minor editorial amendments are made by specialists on maritime affairs. It is intended for academic research, and not for commercial use. NMF expresses its gratitude to all sources of information, which are […]
Making Waves’ is a compilation of maritime news and news analyses drawn from national and international online sources. Drawn directly from original sources, minor editorial amendments are made by specialists on maritime affairs. It is intended for academic research, and not for commercial use. NMF expresses its gratitude to all sources of information, which are […]
Keywords: Critical Maritime Infrastructure, Telecommunication Bill 2022, Submarine Cables, Network Management Systems, Cable Landing Station The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recent recommendations on the licensing framework and regulatory mechanism for submarine cable landing in India signals the growing regulatory attention that the submarine cable system is receiving.[1] A key recommendation is to […]